Topcroft Cricket Club Exciting News – When Cricket Meets Hockey

We are both pleased to announce an exciting project to link two of the premier sports clubs in the region. Topcroft Cricket Club and Harleston Magpies Hockey Club are only a matter of a few miles apart and already share a few players and supporters.

With both sports seasons complementing each other and both sports focussed on hand/eye co-ordination, the link and joint promotion of each other’s activities to attract more people playing both sports seems an ideal one. The clubs played a friendly cricket match last year at Magpies, played on a temporary wicket, and the idea of the a close working relationship blossomed from there.

Initially both clubs will joining forces to help promote the growth of
both sport clubs and moving forward looking to establish a more
permanent association for the mutual benfit to both sports.

With Topcroft CC adding a 3rd Saturday Senior Side for the 2017 season, the club would welcome any new players and are hoping some new or ex cricketers from Magpies will be interested in playing. Topcroft CC are also very keen to develop a girls cricket team and encourage more Ladies players and are planning on running some taster training sessions at Magpies in April.

Topcroft CC Chairman Rob Allen said “We are very excited to be working in partnership with such a large and prestigious club as Harleston Magpies and look forward to developing more sporting opportunities for the local community and in particular attracting new ladies and girls to the sport”.

Harleston Magpies Commercial Manager John Rowe said “This represents an excellent opportunity to further enhance our reputation as a community club and at the same time help encourage cricket with Topcroft CC in the South Norfolk Area. Although in the early stages this also dovetails well with our long term strategy to maximise the potential on offer here at our Site”.